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9 hours ago
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Jesús Luzardo Discusses Playing 'Real Baseball' With Phillies
Jesús Luzardo Discusses Playing 'Real Baseball' With Phillies originally appeared on Athlon Sports. As with most arms in the Philadelphia Phillies' rotation, Jesús Luzardo is having a mostly successful 2025 campaign. Advertisement Since being acquired from the Miami Marlins for two prospects, Luzardo has struck out 97 batters in 83.2 innings. He had carried a 2.15 ERA through May 25th before two starts of his went sideways fast. Aside from those hiccups, he's been a valuable addition to the club - and Luzardo isn't taking the change for granted. "I didn't know what to expect coming into a team with such high expectations," Luzardo said during an interview on The Phillies Show. "It's blown me away how welcoming everyone is. How the guys who are 'Superstars' are just really down to earth guys... It's been awesome to be a part of it." Jesús Luzardo started the year off so strong that he was a dark horse Cy Young candidate. While the two blowouts dismissed that, he is still putting together a good Streicher-Imagn Images Originally from Peru, Luzardo went to high school between Fort Lauderdale and Boca Raton, just north of Miami. So while the trade took him much farther from home - albeit with the benefit of traveling back twice a year in divisional series - he's embraced the new culture in Philly. Advertisement "Playing in Miami - it was home for me, so that was great," Luzardo said. "But at the same time, when you're not pitching in front of 40,000 (fans) like you are here every night... That's something you don't really see all the time and it's some of the most fun I've had playing baseball since I was in high school." "This is real baseball. Not a knock on anywhere else that I've been, but you could feel the atmosphere, the home field advantage, the buzz around the city. Going into a game, you just see the streets flooded with Phillies gear. The stadium's packed with everyone walking in. It's a good time." With the season approaching its halfway point, Luzardo is tasked with helping a suddenly short-staffed group of starters maintain a playoff position. And unlike in 2023, when the Marlins had shut him down for Tommy John surgery by the time they made it to the Wild Card, he looks to stay healthy and contribute into the Phils' latest October push. Advertisement Related: Phillies' Matt Strahm Claps Back at Fan Amid Callout for Recent Struggles Related: Phillies GM Preston Mattingly Reveals MLB Draft Plans This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 19, 2025, where it first appeared.
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08-05-2025
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Ruben Amaro Jr. Thinks Long Term Deal is Top Priority for Phillies' DH Kyle Schwarber
Anyone who can be compared to Aaron Judge right now is having a great season in his own right. Kyle Schwarber is one of those exceptional few. With his 12th home run of the season Tuesday night, Schwarber tied Judge for the major league lead. He's also fourth in OPS (.999) and eighth in RBI (28) across MLB. All told, it's setting him up to be one of the top names on the free agent market this offseason. Advertisement But according to former Phillies' General Manager Ruben Amaro Jr., money isn't the main obstacle in the way of an extension. "It's not about the money; it's about the length of the contract," Amaro said on the latest episode of 'The Phillies Show.' "I can see it being a four or five-year deal if he keeps doing the things he's doing now... the man's gonna make his money, and he's gonna get length." Kyle Schwarber has mashed 155 home runs (including postseason) in a Phillies uniform. Only Aaron Judge has more since the start of Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images Schwarber is 32 years old but, as Amaro put it, seems to be getting better with age. He's accomplished the very rare trifecta of 100+ walks, runs scored, and runs batted in two seasons in a row, and his strong start to 2025 puts him on track to do so again. Advertisement He's also been an extremely important part of the Phillies core that's won a National League Pennant and played in the most postseason games the past three years. While the negatives - a high strikeout rate and poor defensive abilities - somewhat limit Schwarber, he is still a valuable piece for any club that fancies itself a championship contender. Whether the Phillies current front office values their DH enough to keep him for at least as long as his first deal remains to be seen. They also have to consider whether or not to let catcher J.T. Realmuto and pitcher Ranger Suárez walk as free agents - none of which are easy decisions. Related: Phillies' Alec Bohm Reveals Feelings Amid Slow Start
New York Times
04-04-2025
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- New York Times
Torpedo bats spark record sales, trademark attempts as they head to stores
Torpedo bats have been the focus of the baseball world at the start of the new MLB season and it's paying off for bat companies in a big way. Marucci and Victus, the new official bats of MLB, as well as Chandler were the first manufacturers to put torpedo bats on sale publicly Monday, at prices ranging from $199 to $239. Advertisement 'It was the most popular bat we've had in the first 24, 48, 72 hours — you can keep adding up the numbers — it's been the most popular drop we've had since we've been making bats in 14 years,' Jared Smith, CEO of Victus, told The Phillies Show podcast. He said the company has had baseball players from eight- and nine-year-olds to over 70 want to try them. Smith also estimated that about a quarter of MLB players have contacted them or parent company Marucci to test the torpedo bats. Chandler Bats told The Athletic that they're seeing 'record sales volume in all channels' with their torpedo bat releases. But sales of torpedo bats are just starting to ramp up. Louisville Slugger and Rawlings are also selling them online now and retailers like Dick's Sporting Goods will soon begin to stock them in stores, according to Victus. Big Time Bats, which makes products licensed by the MLB Players Association, is selling 'torpedo style' bats commemorating the Yankees' home run records achieved on Opening Day from $139 to $395. Victus is planning versions of the torpedo bats with custom art, and a Yankees-painted version is already on sale in the team's stadium shop. Meanwhile, torpedo bats and Yankees-themed torpedo bat apparel are being sold on eBay and Topps produced print-to-order Topps Now cards commemorating the Yankees and Elly De La Cruz's exploits with the new bats. However, MLB The Show 25 developer San Diego Studio says there are no immediate plans to put torpedo bats in the game. As for when metal bats will get the torpedo treatment, Smith told The Phillies Show that the process is being expedited. 'We actually have already tested some metal bats (with the torpedo design),' he said. 'We had tested them a few months ago, it was something we weren't rushing along because we were in the testing phase, but now that this has really hit the market the way that it has, I think it will be something that you see come to market in a metal bat I would assume sometime in the next few months.' Advertisement Although bat shapes can't be patented there have been trademarks filed this week for 'Torpedo Bat' and 'The Torpedo Bat' by Purple Lion LLC and Just Happy LLC, respectively. Just Happy's application, filed by Jessica and Michael Hauptman, aims to trademark the term 'Torpedo Bat' for baseball bats, jerseys, shirts, pants, and apparel. In addition, 'Torpedo Barrel Bat' was also filed by the Hauptmans. UVA Holdings LLC in New Jersey has a pending trademark on 'Torpedo' for baseball bats in the goods and services category. This comes more than two decades after the 'Torpedo Training Bat' wordmark was abandoned by Easton Sports in 2002. Purple Lion, a manufacturer 'overseas,' told The Athletic, 'Torpedo bats are the craze right now and we wanted to get in on the action.' Just Happy registered the domain name ' before filing on April 1, 2025. Its website originally listed a residential address in New York that has since been removed and featured a single product offering of a Torpedo Bat listed for $185 that is also now gone. The Athletic maintains full editorial independence in all our coverage. When you click or make purchases through our links, we may earn a commission.
